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Re: Did KG 26 hit the cruiser Molotov in 1942?
It seems the time of loss of He111 1T+JH from 4./KG26 has fixed.
At 02:33 msk (01:33 MEZ) "Molotov" shot down a torpedo plane. The plane had inflamed in the air and then burned at sea 3-5 minutes.
At the same time (01:30=02:30 msk) MAS568 had attacked the cruiser with 2 torpedoes and claimed 2 hits (zero hits really). "Molotov" saw the boat and open fire at 02:30 msk.
At 01:30=02:30 msk Germans in Feodosia and on coastal battery (50 km away!) saw the burst and heard the sound of explosion. So later it was assumed as a firm evidence of the successful attack of MAS368. But really it was explosion of the German plane. As Luftwaffe had a sole loss over Black Sea 2-3.Aug.42, it was He111 1T+JH from 4./KG26.
Just to be safe, a question about losses of 4.(F)/122 operated over Black Sea. According to Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, 4.(F)/122 had two losses in Aug.42. I know about the loss 23.Aug but when was 2nd loss?
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